The Teaching Your Toddler Podcast

Charter Schools - What are they? Where are they? Why would you want to consider one for your child's education?

Join us for this very helpful episode that can help you find a charter school for your child, and if not, how to possibly get one started. Also, find out the difference between a magnet school and a charter school and what rights you have as a parent in your child's education.

Nina Rees is the President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the leading organization committed to advancing the charter school movement.

Nina has over 20 years of experience in Washington, D.C., most recently as Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for Knowledge Universe, a leading global education company with investments in early childhood education, before- and after-school programs, and online instruction.

Prior to that, Nina was the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, overseeing the administration of 28 grant programs and programs and policies advancing school choice, charter schools, alternative routes to teacher certification, and school leadership. Prior to joining the Education Department, Nina served as Deputy Assistant for Domestic Policy to the Vice President at the White House.

Nina has appeared on various news outlets including CNN, MSNBC's Morning Joe and PBS's NewsHour and her articles and opinions have been published in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Nina is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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Website: Publiccharters.org

Twitter & Instagram: @CharterAlliance and @NinaCharters

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Good sleep with little ones is a bit of a unicorn and seems like it will never happen but today's mini-episode gives you 6 tips on how to get better sleep and why it's so important.

Sleep helps to repair and restore our body and brain and impacts our overall wellbeing. Poor sleep quality has been linked with instances of mental disorders like anxiety and depression.

Joseph Dzierzewski PhD is Vice President of Research and Scientific Affairs at the National Sleep Foundation (NSF).

Joe’s previous position was as Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he was a widely-published and well-funded investigator, and served as the Concentration Director for the Behavioral Medicine Program. He has also served on numerous Scientific Review Committees for both the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and National Institutes of Health, as well as serving as an Associate Editor for several academic journals.

Joe's educational background is in Clinical Health Psychology, focusing on behavioral sleep medicine. Joe earned his doctoral degree from the University of Florida, completing advanced training in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Geropsychology, and Methodology & Statistics. His grant-funded research program focused on the correlates and consequences of both normal and disordered sleep across diverse and underserved patient populations.

Find out more at thensf.org

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Bob Hartman is the author of over 100 books including the Lion Storyteller Bible as well as the new book series Clever Cub which retells the stories of Jesus' birth (Luke 2:1-20), Creation (Genesis 1), Singing to God (Psalm 104) and Giving Thanks (Act 3:1-10).

The stories are engaging between Clever Cub and his family with adorable illustrations by Steve Brown, all making God's word memorable for little ones.

The books have little creatures to find as you read through the book and are great for story time or bed time.

Listen to this interview with Bob about what performance storytelling is and how that helps kids (and adults) learn and remember the stories of the Bible.

Bob Hartman is also the author of the YouVersion's Bible App for kids, a husband and father to two grown children and grandfather to 5. He lives with his wife in the United Kingdom (but remains a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan).

Find the series here: https://davidccook.org/clever-cub-books/

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Dr Frieda Birnbaum PhD joins the show today to discuss what it's like to be a parent across different eras of your life. She speaks from experience - she had children when she was 26, 53 and 60 years old and is considered the oldest woman in the US to give birth.

She tells how how it affects your parenting and gives us a pep talk about what it's like to be a mom these days which things that are so different than they used to be. Find Dr. Frieda's podcast The Doctor Frieda Show: Pushing The Limits here or on your favorite podcast platform.

Dr. Frieda is a research psychologist and psychotherapist living in Saddle River, New Jersey. She is the author of the book Life Begins at 60: A New View of Motherhood, Marriage and Reinventing Ourselves as well as What Price Power: An In-Depth Study of the Professional Woman in a Relationship. She's also the mother of 5 children; the youngest twins were born when she was 60 years old.

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